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Helmerich & Payne (HP) Competitors

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$30.45 +0.15 (+0.50%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

HP vs. PTEN, NBR, RIG, VAL, HPK, PDS, BORR, AMNI, PAA, and PR

Should you be buying Helmerich & Payne stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helmerich & Payne include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Nabors Industries (NBR), Transocean (RIG), Valaris (VAL), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Precision Drilling (PDS), Borr Drilling (BORR), American Noble Gas (AMNI), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), and Permian Resources (PR). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.

Helmerich & Payne vs.

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Helmerich & Payne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helmerich & Payne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Helmerich & Payne$2.76B1.09$344.17M$3.448.85
Patterson-UTI Energy$5.80B0.52$246.29M-$2.19-3.51

Patterson-UTI Energy received 117 more outperform votes than Helmerich & Payne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.32% of users gave Patterson-UTI Energy an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave Helmerich & Payne an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Helmerich & PayneOutperform Votes
695
54.17%
Underperform Votes
588
45.83%
Patterson-UTI EnergyOutperform Votes
812
62.32%
Underperform Votes
491
37.68%

Helmerich & Payne currently has a consensus target price of $38.57, indicating a potential upside of 26.67%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus target price of $11.71, indicating a potential upside of 52.45%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Helmerich & Payne.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Helmerich & Payne
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Patterson-UTI Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

In the previous week, Helmerich & Payne and Helmerich & Payne both had 7 articles in the media. Helmerich & Payne's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 0.58 indicating that Helmerich & Payne is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Helmerich & Payne
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Patterson-UTI Energy
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Helmerich & Payne has a net margin of 12.48% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -14.73%. Helmerich & Payne's return on equity of 12.44% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Helmerich & Payne12.48% 12.44% 7.38%
Patterson-UTI Energy -14.73%3.60%2.32%

Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Helmerich & Payne pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Helmerich & Payne shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Patterson-UTI Energy beats Helmerich & Payne on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HP vs. The Competition

MetricHelmerich & PayneDrilling oil & gas wells IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.01B$923.63M$8.21B$19.18B
Dividend Yield3.06%4.73%11.67%3.59%
P/E Ratio8.852.8112.1041.28
Price / Sales1.092.10109.2717.59
Price / Cash4.476.4610.8221.28
Price / Book1.030.563.335.32
Net Income$344.17M-$225.86M$955.68M$989.88M
7 Day Performance-9.35%-5.74%-3.41%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-12.00%-15.83%-5.49%-3.68%
1 Year Performance-17.68%-16.09%1.57%12.14%

Helmerich & Payne Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HP
Helmerich & Payne
4.4552 of 5 stars
$30.45
+0.5%
$38.57
+26.7%
-17.5%$3.01B$2.76B8.856,200Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
PTEN
Patterson-UTI Energy
4.2194 of 5 stars
$7.49
-3.0%
$11.71
+56.3%
-30.1%$2.92B$5.80B-3.4910,600Insider Trade
NBR
Nabors Industries
3.7476 of 5 stars
$61.43
-6.0%
$97.00
+57.9%
-36.5%$657.85M$2.93B-3.5612,000
RIG
Transocean
4.113 of 5 stars
$3.71
-3.9%
$6.25
+68.5%
-42.8%$3.25B$3.31B-5.155,800Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
VAL
Valaris
4.1516 of 5 stars
$42.75
-1.9%
$66.00
+54.4%
-38.7%$3.04B$1.78B2.995,985Analyst Forecast
HPK
HighPeak Energy
1.7613 of 5 stars
$14.10
-1.5%
$14.00
-0.7%
+0.0%$1.79B$1.11B11.2830Positive News
PDS
Precision Drilling
3.7211 of 5 stars
$59.48
-1.4%
$112.00
+88.3%
+5.1%$836.88M$1.44B5.105,560
BORR
Borr Drilling
3.2145 of 5 stars
$3.79
+1.6%
$9.00
+137.5%
-50.0%$577.98M$968.10M11.302,869News Coverage
AMNI
American Noble Gas
N/AN/AN/AN/A$2,000.00$120,000.000.003
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline
2.0218 of 5 stars
$17.55
-1.7%
$19.82
+12.9%
+12.5%$12.35B$48.71B15.954,200Analyst Downgrade
PR
Permian Resources
4.9248 of 5 stars
$14.25
-2.9%
$18.93
+32.9%
+3.0%$11.45B$3.12B8.90461Analyst Forecast

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